Ex-Army Sergeant Kills Woman Mistaking Her for Wife
In Rochester after Mother's Day church services, Percy C. Washington 61 fatally shot 70-year-old Fannie Watson who had just entered her car outside Trinity Emmanuel Presbyterian Church. Washington surrendered after telling police he forgot his glasses and mistook Watson for his estranged wife Corrine, then apologized for the earlier targeting of his wife.
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Rochester
N.Y
Percy C. Washington
Fannie Watson
Trinity Emmanuel Presbyterian Church
Thomas Jones
Watson
Strong Memorial Hospital
Washington
Corinne
Gasoline Prices Edge Toward One Dollar Mark
Gasoline prices rose by a quarter of a cent to 96.96 cents a gallon in the past week, with analyst Trilby Lundberg predicting the national average could top $1 per gallon for the summer driving season for the first time since early 1986.
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Los Angeles
Trilby Lundberg
Weather outlook with scattered thundershowers
Forecasters warn of possible thundershowers tonight and tomorrow with a 20 percent chance tonight. Skies clear to fair tonight, low temperatures near 60. Tomorrow partial sun with a 40 percent chance of afternoon storms and a high in the mid 80s.
Obituaries List for Several Individuals in South Carolina
Death notices and brief tributes published for Tallie J. Davis Augusta Cecil Elijah Friday Graniteville Elbert Joel Howard Augusta Rachel Johnson North Augusta Leonard C. Lloyd Goose Creek Willie L. Lloyd Salley Francs McAdoo Edgefield Aaron A. Ray Ehrhardt Mattie Ree Smith Leesville Julia E. Turner Pamplico Mattie W. Welch Laurens.
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Tallie J. Davis
Augusta
Cecil Elijah Friday
Graniteville
Elbert Joel Howard
Rachel Johnson
North Augusta
Leonard C. Lloyd
Goose Creek
Willie L. Lloyd
Salley
Francs McAdoo
Edgefield
Aaron A. Ray
Ehrhardt
Mattie Ree Smith
Leesville
Julia E. Turner
Pamplico
Mattie W. Welch
Laurens
McFarlane Says Contra Aid Was Ordered
McFarlane faces questions about covert Iran arms sales and Contra aid with testimony expected on the policy framework. The panel and Sen. Inouye say Reagan may have known more than admitted about Iran Contras while Secord describes chronology revisions and the White House role. Reagan disputed prior approval claims denying he authorized early TOW transfers.
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Reagan
Iran
U.S
Nicaragua
Congress
Daniel Inouye
D-Hawaii
Abc-Tv
David Brinkley
Inouye
Senate
Alabama
Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Richard V. Secord
Secord
Air Force
White House
United States
Israel
Donald Regan
USC Aiken clinches District Six by rallying past Wofford
USCA Aiken, 36 11, dethrones Wofford 11 9 in a marathon title game as Greg Eh mig leads with six RBIs and two two run homers. Kerry Shaw drives five hits and five runs while Pat Tilman wins opener and Rodney Martin secures finale with relief. The Pacers advance to NAIA Area 7 playoffs in Bluefield West Virginia.
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Sumter
USC Aiken
Greg Ehmig
USCA
Ehmig
Wofford
Pacers
Usc-Spartanburg
Bluefield
W. Va
Pacer
Randy Warrick
Kerry Shaw
Scott Fitzpatrick
Pat Tilman
Rodney Martin
Chris Donah
Dollar's Fall Sparks Call for Quick Fed Rate Hike
The dollar's decline in global markets puts pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise rates. Analysts expect a near term move, potentially this week, to lift the discount rate and curb the dollar's slide before a possible recession.
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Washington
U.S
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Board
Paul Volcker
Fed
AIDS Rivaling Cancer as Most Feared Disease in U S
Media General AP poll shows AIDS feared as much as cancer in America. Six in ten favor mandatory AIDS tests for jobs, about half would take a vaccine if available, and 44 percent say one disease is most feared. Sixty percent fear AIDS or cancer.
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America
Media General
Associated Press
Media General AP
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